There is still a place for the relevant black church, and, while it may not be as easy as it were in prior generations to retain the participation of black millennials, it is indeed possible to enlist the partnership of Black millennials.
Participants at this year’s Just Food Conference will be confronted by the complexities and challenges of “Race and Food”; they will share stories of struggle and injustice; and they will worship together, spend time at the Farminary, share meals, and together imagine the hopeful and abundant life to which Christ calls us.
We at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School declare our strong opposition to the Executive Order on refugees and immigration recently signed by President Donald Trump.
When prophetic rhetoric is not connected to just actions as concrete praxis, the preacher can become much like a social justice avatar—like an online freedom fighter who advocates for justice one click at a time but never engages in the battle for equality offline.